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Congaree Swamp Hike

Posted on March 23, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Congaree Swamp Hike
Local, Travel

Laura and I wanted to get out and about this weekend, and we decided we would visit the Congaree National Park. We drove down Friday night so that we could get and early start the next morning. We had a nice dinner in Columbia’s Vista neighborhood, then spent the night in one of the rattiest … Read More “Congaree Swamp Hike” »

i-gotU GPS Tracker – Summary Review

Posted on March 20, 2008 By Tom 8 Comments on i-gotU GPS Tracker – Summary Review
Gear, Geocaching and Maps, Photography

UPDATE: This review was for the i-GotU GT-100. Mobile Action has contacted me and asked if I would try out the new GT-120. I’ve tested it, and posted the new results here. So far it’s worked much better than the GT-100 reviewed here, which has now been discontinued by Mobile Action. I’m leaving this review … Read More “i-gotU GPS Tracker – Summary Review” »

Test Driving the i-gotU GPS Tracker

Posted on March 19, 2008 By Tom 20 Comments on Test Driving the i-gotU GPS Tracker
Gear, Geocaching and Maps, Photography

UPDATE: This review was for the i-GotU GT-100. Mobile Action has contacted me and asked if I would try out the new GT-120. I’ve tested it, and posted the new results here. So far it’s worked much better than the GT-100 reviewed here, which has now been discontinued by Mobile Action. I’m leaving this review in place for archival purposes.

I’ve been test-driving the new i-gotU GPS tracker. It’s a tiny little device that looks more like a toy than an actual gadget. The silly name and baby-blue plastic wrapper don’t help that impression much. However, it’s simplicity (as well as its price) were what drew me to this tracker in the first place.

There were several arguments for using a dedicated tracker for geotagging photos as opposed to a handheld GPS. First and foremost is size. The i-gotU unit is small enough that it could be attached to a camera strap so that it’s always with the camera. It won’t get in the way like a larger unit might. Since these trackers don’t have LCD display screens, battery life tends to be much better. Usually data trackers like this have the latest GPS chipsets, so accuracy is improved. In order to see if these arguments held true for the i-gotU, I decided to put the tracker to the test and do a side-by-side comparison with my trusty Garmin eTrex Legend.

i-gotU GPS trackeri-gotU GPS tracker compared to Garmin eTrex Legend

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Sunset over Greenville

Posted on March 13, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on Sunset over Greenville
Local, Photography, Uncategorized

I was on my way to Barnes & Nobel after dinner tonight and noticed the sun setting just over the buildings downtown. I pulled into the parking lot of the Park Central office complex on North Pleasantburg and found a nice clear spot with a view of downtown. I set up the tripod and started … Read More “Sunset over Greenville” »

Steal this Photo (not really)

Posted on March 13, 2008 By Tom 2 Comments on Steal this Photo (not really)
Internet, Photography, Rants

The photo above was taken while I was hiking the new nature trail at Lake Connestee. It’s nothing special, but it’s mine. It’s a photo that I took. And it’s been stolen. A couple of years ago I had a problem with photo theft. The perpetrator was a young guy that was taking photos and … Read More “Steal this Photo (not really)” »

Everything Has Been Photographed

Posted on October 9, 2007 By Tom 3 Comments on Everything Has Been Photographed
Photography

I was talking with my brother, Houston, this evening about cameras and photography in general. Houston has been an avid photographer for many, many years, and knows tons more on the subject than I do, however most of his work has been with film. He said he was hesitating entering the digital realm for one reason – everything has already been photographed.

Think about it. With the advent of digital, the number of photographs available to the general public has increased exponentially as people are no longer concerned with film costs. Granted, most of these are just snapshots that wouldn’t rise to the level of “art.” However, for good or bad, there has never been a greater documentation of day-to-day life in photos. All one has to do is search Flickr for a keyword such as “blue wall” to see what I mean.

Perhaps this was best expressed by a guy named Roland on a Usenet board about ten years ago…

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